SwitzerlandMobility 45: Wyland-Downtown, stage 1: Stein am Rhein - Winterthur

The gem of Stein am Rhein is followed by vineyards, extensive farmland and magnificent timber-framed houses in Stammheim. The Thur flows mostly sluggishly through a shallow depression, but the wide foreland bears witness to flooding.

An S-Bahn train is already whizzing across the countryside towards the nearby city, while the interactive Technorama in Oberwinterthur invites you to experiment. Winterthur's scene, art and old town are enticing, the possibilities are manifold, hardly smaller than in Zurich. In Kemptthal, the Maggi soup has long since evaporated, the highway now beguiles the ears and nose, and following the railroad, the eye encounters the concrete cube of Effretikon station.

The path leads through a forest oasis to the timber-framed houses in the old village center of Wangen. Cycle paths in green recreational zones only hint at the urban deserts, while the urban districts of Dübendorf and Schwamendingen are village-like. After the large buildings of the modern Irchel study, a dip into the chaos of the bustling city.

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